Keep Your Kitchen Cabinets Organized With This Genius Dollar Tree Hack

Kitchens seem to mysteriously attract new Tupperware containers by the dozens, and we keep stocking up because we love them for leftovers, picnics, or food gifts for guests. However, our pots, pans, and dishes take up lots of room, and you want to get the most out of a small amount of cabinet space. We use cookware the most often, so their accessibility has priority over other items. Storage containers seem to hog space and wreak havoc on our ability to keep our supplies tidy. However, we love this genius Dollar Tree hack of organizing our Tupperware lids into napkin holders with the containers stacked nearby and out of the way.

We enjoy finding relatively inexpensive ways to repurpose everyday objects into space-saving heroes. With an especially small kitchen or a less-than-ideal number of cabinets, we need to get creative about how to keep everything within reach yet neat. What we like about this hack is that it takes advantage of vertical space, a behind-the-scenes trick interior designers use when figuring out different decor layouts in a tiny apartment. To save space, go vertical instead of horizontal.

We'll offer a list of suggested supplies, but some of them are optional; pick what works best for how your kitchen is laid out. You'll need a couple of napkin holders, the kind that holds napkins vertically, a large metal casserole pan (optional), and a glue gun (also optional). Pull all your lidded plastic storage containers out of your cabinets and remove the lids. Stack the lids together and place them standing upright in the napkin holders. You can stop there, storing them out of the way at the end of your kitchen counter. If you do this, stack all the containers of the same size together and find a spot for them in your cabinet.

Option two is to again stack the lids into the napkin holders and place them and your nested containers neatly in a casserole dish, using it like an organizer. If you want to cook with the pan again, then don't use the glue gun! But if it's baked its last lasagne, you might want to secure the napkin holders to the pan with hot glue. For the least expensive napkin holders, visit Dollar Tree in person for fantastic deals. We also like this perforated steel holder from Walmart, and this rose gold design on Amazon is cute. Another option is to scour your favorite thrift store! While you're there to organize your cabinets, keep your eyes peeled for some Dollar Tree items to organize your pantry, too.